CVE-2026-86711
Description
electerm before 5.3.15 exposes 40+ main-process functions through an unvalidated Electron IPC handler with no function-name allowlist or sender validation. Renderer-side script execution can invoke openFileWithEditor and other functions with arbitrary arguments to execute system commands in the main process.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
Propose a mitigation on Community Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/blob/v5.3.5/src/app/lib/ipc.js
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/b1f880534b8ae066c5d25bbf291ca7437e052750
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/issues/4509
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v5.3.15
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-qc8j-6jr2-qr32
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/electerm-before-5.3.15-arbitrary-command-execution-via-unvalidated-runglobalasync-ipc-bridge
CWEs
CWE-749
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.